•Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State The Kwara State government, yesterday, directed the closure of schools across four Local government areas amid escalating insecurity in the affected communities. The government’s decision was disclosed by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Kwara State Wing, yesterday, reports The PUNCH. In a circular...
•Major Bashir Galma (retd) In this interview, a security expert and retired Major, Bashir Galma highlights the reasons behind the escalation of banditry in Katsina State. The retired Major, who described the issue as political, also proffered solutions, reports Weekend Trust. Excerpts: What are the factors responsible for escalation of banditr...
•Bandits Residents of border communities in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State have fled their homes following a series of banditry incursions that have left several villages deserted in the past week. Many affected families are now taking refuge in Faruruwa community and Shanono town, with reports indicating that entire households ha...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has hinted that he would consider the formation of State Police to halt the growing spate of bandit attacks ravaging some states across the federation. He has also directed the Nigerian Armed Forces to deploy more advanced military hardware and surveillance gadgets in Katsina State, in the wake of the recent [&hel...
•Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given directives to the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces to ensure total eradication of all forms of banditry in the country by the year 2025. Addressing APC supporters in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, stated that President Tinubu was...
The Village Head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina, Usamatu Adamu, has been arrested for allegedly supplying information to bandits. ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, disclosed this while parading 15 suspected criminals in Katsina. Sadiq-Aliyu said the command, while acti...
•Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle A Zamfara State based human rights activist, Abubakar Dahiru, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court Abuja, seeking the investigation of a former Governor of the State and current Minister of State Defence, Bello Matawalle, in relation to allegations of kidnappings, banditry. Defendants in th...
•Matawalle and Lawal The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, today, challenged the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, to swear with the Holy Quran to prove his innocence in banditry affecting the state. Matawalle gave the charge on Channels TV while debunking the governor’s claim which linked him to banditry in the state. [&he...
•General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (retd) Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Gen Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (retd), has charged military top brass led by the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen Christopher Musa, to end banditry and killings “as soon as possible”. The octogenarian former army chief gave the charge today in Abuja during the present...
•Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar (L) and CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) has asked the Tinubu-led federal government to end the “alarming” and “disheartening” spate of killings, kidnapping and banditry recorded in the country in the last week. In a statement today, NIREC under the leadership o...
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